The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-03
IN CITY AND COU MY.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTERS.

Last Weeks Occurrences in City and
County Narrated in Condens-
ed Paragraphs.
= Mr. Fl. E. Fries spent the Sabbath at
home.
The Spring poet is expected to bob up
at any moment.
- The Birmingham craze seems to have
taken relapse.
Rev DR.. Brutop preached Sunday
morning and night at the Centenary M. q.
church.
Two oxen were brought to town Mop
day for slaughter, Weighing ], 4S0 and 800
pounds respectively.
= The Chamber of Commerce held
meeting Monday night, but we learn moth
ing of Importance was transacted.
The Forsyth Rifemen were out on
the street Monday on dress parade. The
drilling and firing were skillfully done.
We are informed that the entertain
ment, for the benefit of the Reform Club,
Will take place on next Thursday night.
Our handsome and popular druggist,
Mr.. B. B. Owen, has moved his family"
to apartments in one of the city flats of
Salem.
The iaffy pull" at the Julian house
Friday night, was well attended, much
enjoyed, and resulted in healthy addition
to the treasury.
= What kind of street lamps is it we
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long, and at night are as dark as the Cata-
combs of Egypt?
The Patrick Press says, Mr.. w. B.
Longworth, of Salem, N. c., has been in our
county for several days past, canvassing for
Greensboro Nursery.
A bill has been introduced in the Leg
islature to enable Winston-Salem to con-
struct system of sewerage, and to amend
. the charter of Winston.
The survey of the Salem and Wilkes
boro Branch road was completed few
days ago, and it is the opinion among some
that the road will be built.
j. G. Buxton, Esq, returned home
Saturday from his Kansas City and Birm-
ingham trip. He expresses himself as dis
appointed in the latter place.
= The muddy places on some of our streets
are being well bedded with rocks. This is
coed move, but might well have been done
before the muddy season was nearly over.
= Mr. J. L. Ludlow's new house, now
being built on Summit street, is being
,doubly fortified against the cold by having
a paste-board lining inside the weather
boarding.
Look for Alex Gates card on this
page, where you will find out where to get
the best work done in shaving and hair
cutting. His hair renewer is claimed to be
the best known.
We learn that an effort will be made
to get the present Legislature to revoke the
charter of the Fayetteville and Winston
Railroad, or transfer it to company that
will make some effort to build the road.
The irrepressible drummer got off a
good one Monday night while the military
company was performing and the band
practicing. Says he. "things are lively TO-
night, the shooters are shooting, and the
tooters are footing"
The Winston Fire Company and theil
steamer we're out Friday night, giving free
street performance. The machine works
admirably, and is competently managed by
the Company. With such fire force in
good working order Winston can sleep easy
= The Cora Van Tasssl Company play
ed to crowded houses in Durham last week
and the Reporter says: Without fear o
contradiction we say that no company ha.
found such favor in the eyes of our peopl,
as Cora Van Tassel and her excellen
troupe"
The petition headed by Col. J. w
Alspaugh, accompanied by many inhuentia
citizens of Winston, together with abou
seventy three tobacco manufacturers from
divers parts of the Piedmont section, askin,
for the repeal of the taxes on tobacco ant
fruit brandy, has been presented to Congress
by Col. J. S. Henderson.
Our bright contemporary, the Republi
con, has made the philosophic discover,
that if there is any virtue in brass and bloy
the Twin-City Band will be success. Th
point Is well taken. We have known goo,
bands to bust for lack of these same ingre
dients The blowing, however, has beef
known to continue for some time afterward
At the Mayors Court Monday, Be-
Speace, colored, was fined $500 and cost
for nuisance, cursing and swearing on tn
street; the same was fined $4,000 and cost
for resisting and striking officer Stuar,
Ben. Spease, failing to pay his fines, wa
put out on the chain gang To work ont hi